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Seward Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns
Serves Seward, Staplehurst, Goehner, Bee, Ulysses, Ulysses and Garland, and parts of Read.
Students
1,485
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,245
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$11.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Seward Public Schools
- School Grade A: better than 94% of Nebraska districts
- Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the NE average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $11.6M, about $7,816 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cotesfield.
PK–62 schoolsCentral Valley Public Schools
7–122 schoolsCentral Valley Public Schools
Test scores vs. NE
2020–21Math proficiency73%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 48.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 86%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,245 per student · 9% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 67%State 28%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
1,540’20
1,520’21
1,496’22
1,471’23
1,485’24
Down 3.6% since 2020.
Students
White 91%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
3 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.